Found this on the IMDb boards. I'm not sure if this is legit, in fact it probably isn't. But if it is, that's awesome. If it isn't, whoever made it is awesome with photoshop, and we still get a fantastic glimpse at what the title will look like now that it's The Battle of the Five Armies.

In the book, it's only referred to as The Battle of Five Armies, no the. But somewhere in the appendices it is actually referred to as the Battle of the Five Armies, with a "the." I could be wrong though. Our destiny lies above us.

Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf visit Bilbo in the Shire. Bilbo meets Sméagol-Gollum and finds the Ring. The White Council meets; Saruman agrees to an attack on Dol Guldur, since he now wishes to prevent Sauron from searching the River. Sauron having made his plans abandons Dol Guldur. The Battle of the Five Armies in Dale. Death of Thorin II. Bard of Esgaroth slays Smaug. Dáin of the Iron Hills becomes King under the Mountain (Dáin II).

'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.'

For the most part, Tolkien used the Battle of Five Armies. The exceptions are in the LotR Appendices and Index. I do wish Jackson had used the shorter, less formal form though. It just sounds better. 'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring

The first two were taken straight from trailers. They are all extremely similar, yet they each do have some distinct differences. Even from AUJ to DoS the logo changed a tad. So it's safe to say it's possible that this could be legit.

(Forgive me if this is too large and please fix it if it's too big, I really have no clue when it comes to stuff like this) Our destiny lies above us.

But notice how in each of the 3, the subtitle ends right below the end of the "I" in Hobbit. Just thought I'd point that out.

Honestly, it's almost impossible to determine if it's real or fake. But why would the logo be released before the actual trailer? If it's legit, maybe it was leaked?

What's also interesting is that the picture looks like it's a screenshot, because the fire around the logo makes it look like it's in the middle of an animation. Note the extra fire at the top of the "T" in Hobbit. How many Tolkien fans does it take to change a light bulb?

The way is written in your quote makes me think that maybe PJ could take this to make Bard kill Smaug in Dale, and not in Laketown, and so, having Smaug in BOFA The flagon with the dragon has the brew that is true!

Check out the screenshots from the other two films. There, the subtitle had a clear 3D effect and was in the same plane as "The Hobbit" (i.e., it is inclined in space: the upper side is farther away than the lower side).